Gaddafi plays chess

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A frame from footage provided by the FIDE Press service shows Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) playing chess with visiting president of the World Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov before a game of chess in Tripoli. Muammar Gaddafi is calm and plays a decent game of chess, eccentric Russian chess supremo Ilyumzhinov said on Monday, describing a weekend match with the embattled Libyan leader.

A frame from footage provided by the FIDE Press service shows Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) playing chess with visiting president of the World Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov before a game of chess in Tripoli. Muammar Gaddafi is calm and plays a decent game of chess, eccentric Russian chess supremo Ilyumzhinov said on Monday, describing a weekend match with the embattled Libyan leader. (Reuters photo)

A frame from footage provided by the FIDE Press service shows Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) playing chess with visiting president of the World Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov before a game of chess in Tripoli. Muammar Gaddafi is calm and plays a decent game of chess, eccentric Russian chess supremo Ilyumzhinov said on Monday, describing a weekend match with the embattled Libyan leader.